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WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,771, dated February 12', 1901.

Application filed March 25, 1898. Serial No. 675,081. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH GARDAM, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at New York, (Brooklym) in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Workmens Time-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.'

This invention relates generally to workmens time-recorders, and more particularly to that class of recorders wherein suitable mechanism is provided for recording on a continuous roll of paper all phases of a workmans time.

One object of this invention is to simplify the method of recording time by using a continuous roll of paper having the necessary number and properly-ruled individual time cards printed thereon or continuous sheets of paper in such a manner that each time card bearing the previously printed name and number of the employee can beinstantly brought in position to receive the record of time in orout or overtime printed thereon by the record-printing wheels, which are operated by a standard train of clock mechanism, which forms an essential part of workmens time-recorders. The continuous roll of paper having the required time-cards printed thereon is adapted to move laterally and vertically through the machine in such manner as to always bring the proper allotted space to be printed in on each timecard directly in line with the record-printing Wheels. The lateral movement of the paper is accom plished by the workman when he rotates the operating-handle to his designated number on the dial, and the vertical movement is produced through the medium 0f the clock mechanism.

A further object of this invention is to so construct. the recorder that it will be double-that is, one set of printing-Wheels and one train of clock mechanism will practically operate two recorders, thereby reducing the multiplicity of parts and the movements of same. Byhavingthe printing-wheelslocated and operated in the center of the recorder two continuous sheets of numbered individual time-cards can be operated and will be printed upon from two diametrically opposite sides of the record-printing wheels.

A still further object of this invention is to provide adequate mechanism for raising all parts of the recorder except they printingwheels, so that each successive day of the week to be printed on the continuous roll of numbered individual time-cards will be automatically brought in proper position to receive an impression from the record-printing wheels. The record-printing wheels and the traveling carriage are operated by the clock mechanism, which is preferably located on top of the machine.

Of course I am aware that workmens timerecorders of the kind wherein continuous rolls of paper are used and the workmans time recorded thereon are not wholly new, but the state of the art as revealed up to the present time does not .show the construction the invention herein described sets forth. Continuous sheets of paper having a series of numbered individual time-cards printed thereon, consecutive or otherwise7 and each card bearing the name and number of the employee, and each card adapted to receive an impression at the proper time and in the proper place from the time-regulated recordprinting wheels when the operator sets the handle over a given number on the dial and the passing of the continuous sheets of paper backward and forward through the machine are the new and novel features this invention sets forth.

This invention consists of certain new and novel features of construction and operation which will be fully and clearly set forth in the following specification and the essential points 0l merit pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, the several views are described as follows:

Figure l is a side elevation showing an exterior view of the recorder when set up for operation, the two side doors being shown slightly opened. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the recorder, the clock mechanism having been removed and the housing and dials shown in section. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the recorder, showing all the parts up to a vertical central line through the machine, the paper being broken away to more clearly show the parts. Fig. 4 is a side elevation at right angles to Fig. 3, showing all the parts up to a ICO vertical central line through the machine, the paper being broken away to more clearly show the parts. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the spiral dial, showing the operating-lever and manner of adjusting and stopping the same. Fig. 6 isa detail view, enlarged, showing` the stationary bracket which supports the printing-wheels and the carriage-lifting mechanism, the bearings and shafts upon which the printing-wheel is mounted being shown in section. Fig. 7 is a detail View of the double pawl-operating cam, showing the opposite extreme movement to that shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is an end View of Fig. G looking to the left of the same. Fig. 9 is a detail View showing the extreme opposite movement of the double-toothed pawl to that shown in Fig. 7. Fig. El is a detail vertical section on the line n; 05, Fig. 9, of the cam and supports for the same. Fig. 10 is a vertical central detail section of the carriage-lifting springdrum and the bearings for the saine. Fig. 11 is a detail face view of the stop-wheel which is secured to the spring-drum, showing the trippi ng-pawl for dropping` the carriage. Fig. 12 is a detail View showing an exterior side elevation of the paper-drums and the mechanism for moving the same, the principal drum being shown in section. Fig. 13 is a detail view showing an interior reverse side elevation of Fig. 11. Three time-cards are shown printed upon the sheet of paper, the printing-wheels being shown in dotted lines ina position to make an impression in the iirst space of the card as marked at Fig. le is a detail central vertical section of the operating-lever, dial-shafts, and component parts. The paper, inking-ribbon, and printing-wheels are shown in normal positionthat is, free from contact. Fig. 15 is a View similar to 16, the operating-lever being` shown in elevation and thrust inward, so that the paper, in king-ribbon, and printing-wheels are shown in position to make an impression upon the time-card. Fig. 16 is a front elevation ot' the operating-lever detached. Fig. 17 is a reverse or rear view of the operatinglever, showing the manner of shitting the spring by an eccentric-pin. Fig. 18 isa detail view of the thuinb-screw having the eccentric-pin thereon. Fig. 19 is a detail side elevation ol the hiking-ribbon and bobbinsupports. Fig. 2O is a plan view of the same. Fig. 21 is a detail view showing the method of shifting from the day time-cards to the night time-cards. Fig. is a perspective View ot' the adjustable handle. Fig. 23 is a side view oi' the saine. Fig. 2Jc is a horizontal detail section through the night and day dial.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the specification and in the several views of the drawings.

1n ord er to more clearly understand the construction and operation of this invention, it is deemed advisable to first give a general description of the recorder and then a specific description of the various achievements of the different mechanical movements in a distinct and separate manner.

In the practical application and construction of this workmans time-recorder 1 1 are the corner-standards upon which the housing or casing ot' the recorder is supported.

2 2 are the dial-supporting trames, which are secured to the standards 1. These dialsupporting frames have the spiral dials 3 attached thereto in any suitable mannerand have large cylindrical openings therein which are covered with glass plates et in such a manner that the operation of the machine can at all times be observed.

Located on the ends of the machine and supported by the standards 1 are doors 5 5, having glass plates therein which permit free observation of the machine from that elevation. A suitable housing is provided Afor the clock mechanism and is supported upon the framework, standards, and housing ot' the recording-machine and becomes a pari' thereof. Secured to the housing at the bottom thereof is the permanent base-plate 0 ot' the recorder, which supports and carries all parts of the machine. Rigidly attached to the base-plate and extending upwardly therefrom are two standards 7, upon which the traveling carriage operates and which has permanently secured to the tops thereof a bracket S, carrying the framework 9, in which is mounted any well-known train of clock mechanism. These standards 7 are prevented from rotation or movement by means of the screws 7', located in the collars 7 on the base-plate G. The base-plate G has four arms, which project out from the body thereof and which are secured to the standards 1 in any desirable mauner and support the housing of the recorder.

The method oi and mechanism for raising an d lowering` the carriagean which are mounted the continuous rolls ol. paper having the several time-cards printed thereon, is as follows: The minute gear-wheel 15, mounted on its proper spindle 16 and propelled by an ordinary train of clock mechanism in the ordinary manner, meshes with a similarly-proportioned gear-wheel 17, mounted on a spindle 18. This spindle 18 also carries thereon a bevel-gear 19, which meshes with a similar bevel gear-wheel 20, mounted on the upper end of the shaft 2l,which shait has a suitable bearing in the clock-frame, as shown at 22. The shaft 21 extends down wnrdlyY to the recorder mechanism and is supported at its lower end in a bracket 23, which bracket forms a part oi' the framework of the rigid base-plate G and in consequence has no vertical or other movement. Secured to the lower end of the shaft 21 is a bevel gearwheel 24: of the same uniform proportions as that of the gear-wheel 2O and is adapted to engage with and impart motion to the bevelgear 25. This bevel-gear 25 bears a one-totwo relationship with the bevel-gear 24 and imparts rotary movement to the min nte-print- ICO ing wheel 26, to which it is secured in any de" sir-able rigid manner. By referring to Fig. 6, the description herein set forth of these particular parts will be more readily understood. The minute-printing wheel 26 in turn imparts rotary movement to the hourprint ing wheel 27, which is loosely mounted on the permanently-iixed hollow shaft 28, which shaft has suitable bearings in the hubs 29, `formed on the inner sides of the supportingframe 30. This supporting-frame 30 is attached tothe permanent baseplate 6 and remains stationary with said base. The minuteprin ting wheel 26 also rides freely on the fixed hollow shaft 28, the said shaft merely forming a bearing for the min nte and hour printing wheels. These printing-wheels are adapted to make only one-half a revolution to each revolution of the minute-wheel l of the clock, said movement being obtained by the hereinbefore-described method of arranging' the bevel gear-wheel in proportion of one to two with the bevel-gear 24, which is driven by the shaft 2l. The minute-printing wheel 26 has upon its periphery in duplicate raised numerals ranging from l to 59, then a 00, and the hour-printing wheel has in duplicate raised numerals upon its periphery ranging from l to 12,7 so that at all times the necessary hours or minutes can be printed upon the time-cards on both sides of the recorder.

By referring to Fig. 6 it will be noticed that the rigidly-secured hollow shaft 28 has a shaft 35 extending longitudinally therethrough, protruding beyond the supportingframe 30 at both ends and has pinned on one end a gear-wheel 36, which is in engagement with the bevel-gear 24 on the shaft 2l and from which gear it receives its rotary motion in proportion of one to two. Fastened to the Opposite end of this shaft is a pinion 37, which imparts motion to the gear-wheel 39, mounted on a fixed spindle 39 in the top of the supporting-frame 30. This gear-wheel 39 bears a relation of twelve to one with the pinion 37, and for every twelve revolutions of the bevelgear 24 the gear-wheel 39 will have made onehalf a revolution. Secured to the outer face of the gear-Wheel 39 is an adjustable cupshaped cylindrical cam 40, which has on its operating-face a projection 4l and a depression 42, diametrically opposite each other. Riding over the face of this cam is a T- shaped arm 43, which projects downwardly from 'the cam and terminates in a doubletoothed pawl 44. (See Figs. 6, 7, and 9.) This double-toothed pawl is held in position between the two ears 45, which are part of and project outwardly from the supportingframe 30 and have therein two adjustingscrews 46, which pass through the ears 45, and upon the ends of the said screws the double pawl 44 is pivotally secured in such manner as to permit it to freely rock in response to the course of travel of the arm on the face of the cam 40 and is held to its course by the spring 43. The two teeth 47 and 48 of the pawl 44 are so arranged that they cannot simultaneously have engagement with the escapem ent-wheel 49,but alternately engage the saine tooth when itis released by means of the T-shaped arm 43 traveling over the irregular face of the cam 40. W'hen the arm 43 is in the position shown in Fig. 6- that is, in the depression 42-the tooth 47 of the double pawl will be in engagement with one of the teeth on the escapement-wheel 49 and the tooth 48 will be free; loutwhen the T-arm 43 is in the position shown in Fig. 7- that is, on the point of the projection 4lthe tooth 48 will be in engagement with a tooth on the escapement-wheel and the tooth 47 of the pawl will be free. This change of the teeth in engagement with the teeth on the escapement-wheel occurs twice in twentyfour hours-say at noon and midnightthat is, when it is desired to stop work at noonbut if at any intermediate time between twelve and one oclock the cam 40 can be adjusted to suit such time (see Figs. 8,9, and 91) by loosening the set-screw 50, which screws into the gear 39 and rides in the concentric slot 50 in the cam and permitting the cam to have its relation with the gear 39 changed to the desired time indicated by the graduations 52 and the registering of the indicator 52 on the set-screw 50 with the graduations. The gear 39 does not change its operative condition with the clock mechanism, so that when the position of the cam is changed it will operate to change the time when said cam will have the projection or depression in a position to operate the double pawl.

The escapeinent-wheel 49 is secured to one end of the spring-drum 55, which in turn is mounted on the fixed shaft 56, said shaft being` held from rotation by the set-screw 57. The shaft 58 of the springdrum is hollow at one end and receives and forms a bearing for the iixed shaft 56 and upon which the drum is free to revolve.

The spring 59 is secured at one end to the casing of the drum, the other end being secured to the shaft 58, so that when a key is placed on the square end 60 of the shaft 58 and turned the spring can be wound up and will retain the desired tension, owing to the fact that the double pawl 44 has one tooth always in engagement with a tooth on the escapement-whee149, and the ratchet-wheel 6l, which is part of the shaft 58, is in engagement with the pawl 62, which is pinned to the side of the arm 3l, forming part of the supporting-frame 30 and which also forms a bearing for one end of the drum-shaft 58. The

spring tension in the drum keeps one of the teeth on the eseapement-wheel 49 in constant engagement with one of the teeth on the double pawl.

Pivotal] y attached to the face of the escapementswheel 49 is a spring-actuated pawl 63, having a tooth 64 near one end which is IOO IIO

adapted to ride on the periphery of the' collar G5 and held in contact with said collar by means ofthe spring 63. The collar 35 is fixed to the shaft 5G, said collar having thereon a lug 66, over which the tooth 64C rides and by means of which the pawl G3 is lifted. On one end of the said pawl is a pin 67, which engages with a corresponding pin GS, located on the face of the disk 53, and is firmly secured to the rotatable hollow shaft 5st, which is supported and has a bearing in the bracket-arm 3l, said arm being 5.-. haped and forming a part of the supporting-frame 30, the bearingarm of the bracket being parallel with the side of the supporting-frame. rfhese two pins 07 and GS are in constant engagement while the tooth on the pawl G3 rides over the concentric portion of the collar 05; but when the tooth reaches the limit or apex of the lug G6 on the collar the pawl-pin G7 will he released from the disk-pin 68, and the disk and hollow shaft will be free to make one back ward revolution, when it will again come in contact with the pawl-pin. The escapeinent-wheel makes one revolution every seven days and lifts the traveling carriage fourteen distinct times, which is twice for each day of the week. Then the pawl-pin 67 releases the pin on the disk 68 and the traveling-carriage frame drops back again to the first day of the week. The hollow shaft 5t has fixed at the end opposite to the disk 62 a pinion 70, which engages with a rack 71, said rack being in turn secured to the frame of the traveling carriage.

72 represents the upper or hinged frameplates, forming a portion of the traveling carriage, and 73 is the lower frame-plate of the same. These plates are securely bound together by brackets, so that they become substantially one part.

Fixed on one end of the hollow shaft 2 which supports the printing-wheels 26 and 27, is a collar 9, provided on one side with a projecting plate 10, having a slot 11 therein through which a binding-screw 12 passes, said binding-screw engaging in the side of the supporting-frame 30. rfhe object of this collar is to provide means for adjusting the hourprinting wheel with proper relation to the minute-printing wheel. By loosening the binding-screw l2 the plate 10 can be moved, which in turn moves the hollow shaft 2S, and consequentlythehour-printing wheel. When the binding-screw is set, the wheels will not change their relationship while performing` their required functions.

By referring to Figs. 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, and 1t the roll of paper bearing the time-cards thereon and the mechanism for operating the same will be readily understood from the following description: Located on both sides of the recorder are sup] )ortii1gbiackets S0, secured to the permanent base-plate G and have projecting arms on the tops thereof forming bearings 81 and 82 for the hollow shafts S3. Mounted on and secured to the hollow shafts S3 and situated between the projecting arms' S1 and 82 are bevel-gears 81, which mesh with and operate the bevel-gears 85, secured to the ends of the vertical shafts S6, said shafts having suitable bearings in the base-plate G and the brackets S0. On these shafts 8G, under the bevel-gears S5, are gears S7, which in turn mesh with and impart motion to the gears S3, that are carried on studs S9, supported by arms Q0, forming a part 'of the bracket S0. These gears S3 are adapted to rotate the elongated pinions 01, carried by the vertical shafts 02, said shafts receiving proper support from the upper and lower plates 72 and 73 of the traveling carriage. The pinions 91 are elongated1 so that as the traveling carriage moves up and down they will always be in engagement with the fixed gears 33. Located on the extremities of the shafts 02 and between the plates 72 and 73 are the papcr-operating wheels 93, which receive rotary motion Vfrom the above-described chain of gears and in turn impart rotary motion to the wheels 0l, with which they have peripheral contact, said wheels 9-1 being supported on vertical shafts 95, also having suitable bearings in the plates 72 and 73 of the traveling carriage. The wheels 03 have on their peripheries pins 00, adapted to litinto holes 97 in the peripheries of the wheels 0i, whereby the said wheels 0l are given a positive rotary movement. The shafts 05, carrying the wheels 04E, have secured on their lower ends, between the plate 73 of the traveling carriage and `the wheels 9st, pulleys 00, on which the spring-belts 100 travel and drive the pulleys 101, located on and secured to the ends of the shafts 102, said shafts being supported by the plates 72 and '73 of the traveling carriage, said shafts also having thereon the paper-receiving drums 103. 'lhcse driving-belts 100 are made of spiral springs for the purpose of avoiding any possibility of the paper being torn or mutilated as it is wound upon the drums 103, and, further, by using spring-belts the paper will be loosely wound on the drums, iuasm uch as the springbelts will stretch and slip on the pulleys when the paper is too tightly drawn.

Between the plates 72 and 73 of the travcling carriage and on the ends opposite tothe paper-receiving drums103 are the principal or main paper-drums 105,which are supported on shafts 10G between the plates 72 and 73. The drums 105 are spring-actuated and constructed somewhat on the principle of a curtain-roller-that is, spiral springs 107 encircle the shafts and have one of their ends secured to the shafts 106, which shafts are formed with square heads 108 on their lower ends and rest in corresponding square holes 100 in the plate 73 and are thereby prevented from rotating. The upper ends of the spiral springs 107 are attached to the drums proper, so that when the paper is unwound from the drums the springs 107 will be wound up, and

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as soon as the paper is to be returned to the drums the springs will have sufficient tension to rewind the paper.

The strips of paper 110, upon which the form of time-cards to be used are printed so that they can be read from top to bottom, are located on both sides of the recorder on the main paper-drums 105 and pass through the machine to the paper-receh'ing drums in the following manner: Vhen the paper leaves the main drums 105, it passes over the auxiliary rollers 111, which are carried between the plates 72 and 73 of the traveling carriage, across the machine between the wheels 93 and 94, and onto the receivingdrums 103. (See Fig. 2.) On the upper and lower longitudinal sides of the paper in the center of each time-card are perforations 112, which are equally spaced to register with the pins on the paper-operating wheels 93, and by means of said paper-operating wheels the paper receives a positive movement,whereby it is at command of the operator to always bring the desired n u mbered time-card in front of the printing-wheels to receive an impression therefrom.

The tim e-cards 104 that are preferably used in this recorder are clearly shown in Fig. 13, where three cards are displayed of about onehalf of the desired proportions. The cards are arranged to receive the designated number of a workman, also his name.

The days of the week are arranged vertically on the card and divisions for A. M. and P. M., also time in and time out 0n the bottom of the card is the total time and total wages. The cards are always brought into proper position by the operator to allow the printing-wheels to record the eX- act time in the proper space on the card that it is intended the time should appear.

In Figs. 2, 3, and 4 the-manner of securing, adjusting, and retaining the inking-ribbons iu their proper positions relative to the printing-wheels is clearly shown. The collars 115 encircle and slide on the standards 7 and are provided with semicircular arms 116, which extend under and support the ribbon-bobbins 121, said bobbins being adapted to slide vertically on the shafts 117, said shafts being supported by and located between the travcling-carriage plates 72 and 73. These shafts 117 have longitudinal grooves or splines 118 therein, which receive the ends of the pins 119, said pins being carried in the arms 116 of the collars 115. The thumb-screws 120, which are carried by the collars 115, are utilized to shift the hiking-ribbons and adjust them to the positions desired. The inking-ribl')ons 122 are carried by the bobbins 121 on each side of the machine and are arranged to travel between the paper and the printingwheels, so that when the paper is forced against the printing-wheels the necessary impression will result. When the travcling carriage moves on the standards 7, the hiking-ribbons will remain at all times in thev same position of adjustment, owing to the fact that they receive their support from the standards 7, and when the shafts 117 move with the carriage the pins 119 in the arms 116 will travel in the splines 113 of said shafts, the inking-ribbon remaining` in a position to always be operated upon.

The dials 3 have nu merals spirally arranged thereon consecutively from l to any designated number, sShown in Fig. 5 as 200. The dials have holes or depressions 125 therein, which contain the numerals 126 on removable disks arranged spirally around the dials in channels 127, said channels being formed by the outwardly-projecting spiral ribs 128. These ribs also form guides or ways for conducting and retaining in their proper positions the operating-levers of the machine when said operating-levers are rotated for the purpose of seeking a designated numeral. On the outer edge of the dials are ears 129, having holes 130 therein for securing them to the housing of the machine. The object of having the center of the dials 'cut out, as shown, is to permit glass to be i11- serted therein, so that at all times the operator may see the operation of the record of time being made. On top of the dials are concentrically formed strips 131, having concentric slots 132 therein, which are adapted to receive for adjustment the operating-lever stops 133, that are made to be tightened and loosened by means of the thumb-screws 134. The operating-levers abut against these stops 133 and prevent them from moving beyond the depression marked Zerog7 but when it is desired to pull the paper having the timecards thereon back, so that the first card can be seen when the machine is 'first started, the thumb-screws 134 are loosened, which will permit the stops to be moved around in the slots 132, so that the operating-lever can be turned backward until the card desired to be examined is in sight, after which the stop is pushed back to the rst position (zero) and relocked.

On the outer ends of the hollow shafts 83 (see Figs. 14 and 15) are loosely journaled standards 140, to which are pivotally secured, by means of the pins 141, the bifurcated ends 142 of the operating-levers 143. Carried in the operating-levers about midway in suitable bearings are the thumb-nuts 144, having eccentric pins 145 on their inner ends which ride in slots 147 in the spring-arms 146. These spring-arms 146 have their upper ends rigidly secured to the outer ends of the hollow shafts 83 by means of the screws 148 and whereby the hollow shafts 83 are secured to the operating-levers 143 in such manner i that rotation of said operating-levers will correspondingly rotate the hollow shafts 83. Located on the circular portions 143 of the operating-levers are the words In and Out, and secured to the th um b-nnts 144 are indicators 149, which are free to be rotated by said thumb-nuts between the stops 150 and 151. The stops 150 permit the indicators to rest on the word In and the stops 151 permit them to rest on the word Out. When the indicators rest on the word 111, the spring-arms are held in the position shown in Fig. 17-thatis, the eccentric pins 145 will have reached one limit of their throw and the bevel-gear 81 will be held in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 17, the arrow 153 meeting exactly the fixed arrow 152. Then the indicators rest on the word Out, the eccentric pins 115 will have reached their extreme positions opposite to the one first described and the bevel-gear 81 will have been rotated the distance between the fixed arrow 152 and the arrow 153. (Shown in dotted lines.) rlhis movement of the gear-wheel 84 is sufficient to operate its connecting elements to cause the paper bearing the timecards thereon to be moved the required distance to allow the printing-wheels 26 and 27 to make an impression in the In or Out columns of the time-cards.

The operating-levers are provided with eX- tension-bars 154C, sliding in ways 155 in the levers and retained Itherein by means of the cross-pieces 156 and the screws 157, which play in the slots 158 in the face of the operating-levers. The lower ends of these extension-bars 151- carry handles 159, provided with interior longitudinal holes,which receive and support the spindles 160, said spindles hav ing on their outer ends rollers 161, that travel around the spiral dials between the ribs or guides 128 for the purpose of reducing frictional contact therewith. On the extreme ends of the spindles 160, beyond the rollers 161, are conical heads 162, which are intended to be pressed into the depressions 126 on the dials 125 when it is intended to operate the mechanism of the recorder. Secured to the upper ends of the operating-levers by means of pins 163 and playing freely iu the slots 164i are the shafts 165, which are acted upon by the operatingdevers to receive an inward longitudinal thrust, said movement in turn forcing the disks 166, that are pinned to said shafts, inwardly, thereby forcing the springactuated platen-hammers 167, secured to the supporting-frames 80, against the paper 110, bearing the time-cards thereon, which meet the inking ribbons 122 and carry them against the printing-wheels 26 and 27. Fig. 14 shows these parts in their normal or inoperative positions, and Fig. 15 shows the same parts after said parts have been operated as hereinbefore described and for the purpose of printing the desired time upon the timecards.

In order to notify the operator that all parts of the machine have properly performed their various functions, a bell located under the base-plate 6 is employed, which will give an -alarm immediately after the operating-levers,

through the medium of shafts 165 and the disks 166, have forced the platen-hammers against the paper bearing the tiine-cards thereon and one of the time-cards has received thc proper impressions` from the printing-wheels. The disks 166 when moved inwardly trip the dogs 168, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) said dogs being mounted on the rock-shafts 169, supported by the base-plate and the supporting-frames 80. On the lower ends of these rock-shafts 169 are hammers 170, which are secured to the rock-shafts and move therewith when the dogs 168` are tripped by the disks, and when the said dogs are released by the said disks the hammers will, through the medium of the springs 172, situated ou the tops of the dogs, be drawn back until they strike the bell 171, thereby notifying the operator that there.- corder has properly performed the required operations.

In order to insert new rolls of paper into the machine when so desired, I have hinged the two upper plates 72 of the traveling carriage, as shown at 17S, to a central standard 171 in such a manner that each of the plates 72 can be readily lifted away from the ends of the shafts it supports, the paper-carrying drums removed, new ones inserted, and the plate 72 dropped down to form the proper su pport for the different shafts.

When the traveling carriage which carries the paper upon which the time cards are printed is raised from day to day by the hereinbefore-described mechanism and is upon the last day of the week, it will at the time previously set be released and drop down to the proper position to allow the time-cards on the paper to be printed upon for the first day. In order to prevent any shock to the parts when the traveling carriage drops, as above stated, a piston-rod 74C is attached to the lower end of the rack 71 and extends downwardly into and through the cylinder 75, said cylinder having a flanged top that is secured to the permanent base-plate. The piston-rod 71 has a piston-head 76 therein, which slides in the cylinder and is adapted to cushion on a spring 77, located between said piston-head and the bottom 78 of the cylinder. (See Figs. 4: and 6.) rFhus it will he seen that when the travelingcarriage carrying the rack 71 is dropped the shock to the parts will be removed and the traveling carriage allowed to cushion itself by means of the abo ve-described parts.

The shafts 86, which are rotated through the medium of the operating-levers 141-3, the hollow shaft 83, and the bevel-gears 84. and 85, have mounted on their lower ends bevelgears 180, which in turn drive the bevel-gears 181, to which are pinned the shafts 182, which receive support from the brackets 183 and 184, said brackets being secured to the permanent base-plate 6. On the outer ends of the shafts 182 are bevel-gears 185, which rotate the bevel-gears 186, that are pinned to the vertical rods 187.

The printing-cylinders 189 slide vertically on the rods 187 and are rotated thereby and secured thereto by means of tongues 191,

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which ride in the longitudinal grooves in said rods. The cylinders have spiral grooves 200, arranged in the peripheries thereof, which receive pins 192, that are secured to the hinged plates 72 of the traveling carriage. Between the spiral channels 201 are carried the impression-plates 193, bearing the names and numbers of The workmen that it is desired to print on the previously-printed individual time-cards. The vertical standards 7 have ou their tops brackets 188, which form bearings for the tops of the rods 187, but in such manner that the said rods can be released from the brackets when itit desired to remove the cylinders therefrom. These brackets slide freely on the vertical standards, but are prevented from any lateral motion by means of the pins 1.94-, carried by the pivoted levers 195. These pins enter the grooves 195 in the vertical standards and are held there by the springs 197 on the handles of the pivoted levers 195. The holes v19S in the hubs of the printing-cylinders which receive the vertical rods 187 are made oval to permit the cylinders to properly impress the printing-plates carried thereby against the paper on the auX- iliary or impression rollers 111. The cylinders are held against the auxiliary orimpression rollers by means of the spring-arms 199, which are secured To the brackets 188. The im pression-plates 193 are made to conform To the contour ot' the printing-cylinders and are attached to said cylinders in any suitable manner, whereby the plates can be readily removed orshifted when new names are added or the number of workmen decreases.

lVhen it is desired to adjust and operate the pri nti 11g-cylinders, the pins 194 are Withdrawn, by means of the pivoted levers 195, from the grooves in vertical standards and the brackets raised until the vertical rods 187 are free. The printing-cylinders are then placed in position on the vertical rods 187, so that the pins 192 on the hinged plates of the traveling carriage will bein the spiral grooves of the cylinders. When thev operating-levers 143 are rotated, the cylinders will be rotated by the hereinbefore-described intermediate train of mechanism and the impression-plates will be brought in contact with the moving paper as the printing-cylinders are drawn down on the vertical rods by means of the pins 192, traveling in the spiral grooves of said printing-cylinders. After all the names on the cylinders have been printed the cylinders are removed from the machine and need not be again used until a new weekly set of time-cards are needed. These printing-cylinders are also constructed to carry a number of impression-plates of the individual time-cards, whereby the said individual timecards can be printed on said sheets of paper, in which instance it is only necessary to place rolls of blank paper in the machine,

By referring to Figs. 22, 23, and 211 the method of changing from the day record sheets or cards to the night record sheets or cards is clearly shown. The outer ends of the extension-bars 154 have two arms 205 and 206, that receive therebetween the removable handle-carrying blocks 207. These blocks have holes 20S through the tops thereof, which receive therethrough the bolts 209, that pass through the arms 205 and 20H. These bolts have heads 210 on one of their ends and thumb-nuts 211 on the other end and can be removed from the arms when it is desired to remove the handle-carrying blocks. On the bottoms of lthe handle-carrying blocks are studs 212, which it into holes 213 in the extension-bars and prevent any lateral movement of the handle-carrying blocks.

Located on the tops of the dials are strips 215, having slots 210 therein and bolts 217, having adjusting-nuts 21S, adapted to travel in said slots. 0n opposite ends ofthe strips are the Words Day and Night, and secured to the bolts 217 are pointers 219 and 220, which point out what parts of the continuous sheets of paper are in use. This adjustment is preferably made by the operator, but can be done automatically, if so desired. Fig. 21 also shows how the numbers on the dials can be changed when only a few of the regular number of employees are workingand it is not deemed advisable to change a workmans number. The numbers are arranged as shown in the first row on the dial, and the numbers on the continuous sheet of timecards are made to correspond with said numbers. This method of arranging the numbers obviates the necessity of winding and unwinding the entire length of the continuous sheet.

ln order to clearly and concisely explain the operation of this invention, it is deemed advisable to follow out the movements of one half of the machine only, inasmuch as the machine is made double and both halves are precisely alike in construction and operation.

The operation is as follows The roll of paper, upon which the time-cards are previously printed either by the printing mechanism located in the recorder or some other suitable manner and means, is inserted into the machine by lifting the hinged top plate 72 of the traveling carriage and placing the main paper-holding drum in the position shownthat is, so that the ti ine-cards carried thereon face the printing-wheels. The end of the paper, which is preferably blank for a short distance of its length, is then carried over the auxiliary roller 111, across the machine in front of the printing-wheels .26 and 27, between the paper-operating wheels 93 and 94, and secured to the paper-receiving drum 103. The end ot' the paper is secured to the paperreceiving drum so that the iirst time-card on the paper will be located at a point a little to one side of the printing-wheels-that is, when the operating-lever 14:3 is at Zero on the dial the first time-card on the paper is one .degree or space removed from the printingwheels-so that when the operating-lever is IOO IIO

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moved to cover number 1 on the dial the time-card No. 1 will be in proper position to receive an impression thereon. Presuming 1he paper hearing the time-cards thereon to be properly adjusted in the machine and the time set for the operation of the machine the morning` of the Atirst day of the week and the operating-lever 113 al zero, as shown in Fig. 5, and that the workman who is about to ops crate the machine is known as No 175 and is about to com mence his work, the workman turns the thumb-nut 1M on the operating-lever113 until the indicator strikes the stop 150, which places the indicator over the word 111, which implies the time employed. W hen the indicator rests on the word 111, the first column on the time-card marked In will always he brought in position to receive an impression therein from the printing wheels. The workman then seizes the handle 159 and rotates it from right to left until he covers his designated number, where he stops. When the operatinglever is rotated, it will impart rotary motion to the hollow shaft 33, inasmuch as it is secured thereto by means of the spring-arm 146. Then the hollow shaft is rotated, the bevel-gear S1, pinned thereto, will revolve and simultaneously revolve the bevel-gear S5, mounted on the shaft S6, and upon which shaft is also mounted the gear S7, meshing with and driving the gear S3, in turn driving the elongated pinion 91, that is mounted on the shaft 92, carrying the paper-operating wheels 93. This system of gearing is so arranged that when the operating-lever 14-3 is moved any number of spaces the pins on the periphery of the paper-operating wheels will have registered with an equal number of holes in the ends of the time-cards, so that the saine number upon which the operatinglever rests on the dial will correspond with the number on the time-card that is in position to receivean impression from the printing-wheels. Thus it will be seen that when the workman has stopped the operating-lever over the number 175 time-card No. 175 will have the in7 column in a position in front of the printing-wheels 26 and 27 to receive an impression. The operator having found his number presses the handle 1551 iuwardly as far as it will go, causing the conical head 162 on the end of the spindle 160 to enter the depression 126 in the dial 3. The inward thrust of the handle 159 will canse the operating-lever 143 to also be forced inwardly, which in turn will force the shaft 165, to which it is pinned, to receive an inward thrust, carrying with it the disk 166, which will force the platen -hammer 167 against the paper bearing the time-cards thereon and in turn against the hiking-ribbon and finally against the printing-wheels 26 and 27, when it will receive an impression therein ol' the correct time, through the medium of the clock-operating mechanism, in hours and minutes, of the said workmans entrance for the commencement of his work. YVhen the workman desires to absent himself from business, he will turn the thumb-nut 1-1-1- uutil the indicator thereon strikes the stop 151 andthe indicator rests on the word Out, which will cause the chain of gearing hereiniefore described to move sufficiently far to allow the lime-card on the paper to have laterally moved the distance of one column-that is, to the column marked Out. He then rotates the operating-lever and performs the same operations that were required when he commenced his work, whereupon the rninting-wheels will have recorded the exact time of his departure from business. vWhen the disk 166 forces the platen-hammer 167 against the paper and in turn against the printing-wheels, it simultaneously moves the dog 168, which operates the belhhammor. and when the dog is tripped hy the disk the bellhammer strikes the bell and notifies the workman that the machine has properly operated and recorded the time desired. if the workman desires to see the impression made on his time-card, he can do so after the impression has been made by rotating the operating-lever backward slowly until his time-card appears on the main paper-holding drum 165 directly in front of him through the glass window in the front of the machine. It is not essential that the workman return the operating-lever 143 to Zero after he has printed his time, but can leave it on his number. The succeeding workman moving` it to his number will place the proper time-card in position for an impression owing to the positive registering of the holes in the time-cards and the pins on the paper-operating wheels.

Preferably at' twelve oclock each day the clock mechanism will have operated to move the vertically-traveling carriage upwardly, so that the space opposite 1). M. will be in a position to receivethe impressions from the prin ting-wheels therein, and at twelve oclocl; each night the clock mechanism will have moved the traveling carriage one space ordegree farther upward, so that the succeedingday letter will appear-for instance, T, meaning Tuesday. This is accomplished by the clock mechanism rotatingthe shaft 21 once every hour, or twelve times in twelve hours. The bevel-gear 24 on the end of the shaft 21 will make the same number of revolutions as said shaft, and meshing with the gear 36, which is in proportion of two to one, will ro tate said gear 36 six times, revolving the shaft 35 and the pinion 37 on the end thereof correspondingly, and the pinion 37 beingin proportion of twelve to one'will impart a halfrevolution to the gear 39, so that the arm e3 will every twelve hours be at a point to allow one of the teeth on the double pawl JA to escape from contact with the escapement-wheel 49 and the other tooth ofthe pawl to engage a tooth on the escapement-wheel. The escapement-wheeled is secured to the face of the spring-drum 55 and has seven teeth thereon,so

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scar/'71 that each tooth of the double pawl will have engagement with each tooth of the escapement-wheel, and thereby move the verticallytraveling carriage upwardly fourteen distinct spaces, which carries it over Sunday. As each tooth of the double pawl escapes from a tooth on the escapcment-wheel 4%) the spring-drum will partially rotate the shaft 54 through the medium of the spring-actuatedpawl 63,which engages with the disk 53, and cause the pinion '70 to force the rack 71, secured to the traveling carriage, upwardly equal to one space on the time-card. When the traveling carriage has reached the limit of its upward 1n ove1nent,the spring-actuated pawl will have been released from the disk 53, which carries the shaft 54 and the pinion 70 thereon, and allow the traveling carriage to descend to its lowest position. By referring to Fig. 13 the exact location of the printing-wheels 26 and 27 will be observed in dotted lines, when the traveling carriage is in its lowest positionthat is, Monday a. in. and the time-card-in aposition to receive an impression in their proper spaces.

The printing-wheels are operated by the clock mechanism through the medium-of the shaft 21 and the bevel-gear 24 in proportion of two to one with the bevelgear 25, whereby bevel-gear 25 will make one-half a revolution to each revolution of the bevel-gear 24, thereby allowing the printing-Wheels to give the same time impression from both sides thereof.

This recorder as constructed and shown will record the time of four hundred employees, each man having a given number by which he is known. 1f only a few of the Workmen should be employed during the week, then the numbers on the dials representing the men working are arranged as shown in Fig. 21-that is, they are removed from their consecutive positions and arranged to follow each other from the lowest to the highest nu mber in each successive hole from Zero. The time-cards on the continuous sheets are numbered in the same order as the rearranged numbers on the dials. By arranging the numbers as above described it will readily be seen that instead of operating the full length of the time-card sheets when workman No. 6 and workman No. 200 are employed it will only be necessary to operate the continuous time-card sheets the number of cards equal to the number of men employed.

When it is necessary to use the recorder for day and night work, (see Fig. 21,) the change from day to night is made as follows: The indicator 219 is moved from the Word Day to "Night and the operating-lever 143 rotated until the handle 159 rests on the number 200 on the dial, when all the time-cards on the contin uous sheets will have been Wound onto the receiving-drums 103. 'lhe bolt 209 is removed from the end of the extension-bar 154, which releases the handle-carrying block 207', after which the said block is turned back until it is at zero, the extension-bar raised, and ihe block secured thereto by the bolt 209, and the machine ready to be operated again. When this change is made, a new set of timecards from 1to 200 is ready to record night-work. When it is desired to resume the use of the day-cards, the handle-carrying block is placed at zero, removed from the extension-bar,and turned untilit covers number 200,7 when it is secured to the extension-bar again and the machine is ready to record the time on the day-cards.

'lhe intricate nature of the mechanism of this time-recorder has made it necessary to enter into a minute description of the details of construction, so that it can be readily comprehended. Of course it is obvious that many of the details of construction can be varied without in the least departing from the essential principles and features of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a time-recorder, the combination of the clock-actuated vertically-traveling carriage carrying continuous sheets of paper having aseries of numbered individual time-cards thereon, dials having numerals arranged spirally thereon, spirally rotatable operatinghandles, clock actuated printing wheels, means for operating the said continuous sheets of paper operatively connected with the spirally-rotatable handles in such manner that the numbers on the time-cards, when said time-cards are in position to receive an impression from the record-printing Wheels, will correspond with the numbers on the dials indicated bythe said spirally-rotatable handies, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth. v

2. In a time-recorder, the combination of the clock-actuated vertically-traveling carriage carrying continuous sheets of paper having a series of numbers thereon, clockactuated printing-wheels, spirally-rotatable handles. means for operating the continuous sheets of paper, operatively connected with the said spirally-rotatable handles, whereby the numbers indicated by the rotatable handlesvon the spiral dials will correspond with the numbers on the continuous sheets of paper that are in position to receive impressions from the record-printing wheels substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a time-recorder, the combination of the vertically-traveliug carriage carrying continuous sheets of paper adapted Lo travel backward and forward through the recorder in front of the record-printing wheels, the recordprinting wheels, spirally-rotatable handles, means for operating the sheets of paper operatively connected with the spirallyrotatable handles and clock-actuated means for intermittently raising the traveling carriage whereby the continuous sheets of paper IOS IIO

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receive a series of impressions from the recordprinting wheels transversely thereon, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

il. In a time-recorder, the combination of the clock-actuated printing-wheels, the clockactuated mechanism for intermittently and vertically raising the traveling carriage, said carriage carrying continuous sheets of paper having a series of numbered individual timecards thereon, spirally rotatable handles, mechanism for operating the said continuous sheets of paper, operatively connected with the spirally-rotatable handles, dials having spiral grooves adapted to receive the rotatable handles and numbers on said dials corresponding with numbers on the individual time-cards, whereby, through the medium of the spirally-rotatable handles, operatively connected with the said paperoperating mechanism, each of the said numbered individual time-cards is separately placed in a position to receive an impression from the printing-wheels, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a time-recorder, the combination of a transparent inclosing case, the clock-actuated traveling carriage, the clock-actuated recordprinting wheels, the printing-cylinders, the spirally-rotatable handles operatively connected with said parts, dials having numbers arranged spirally thereon and the rotatable handles adapted to ride in spiral channels or grooves on said dials substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

6. Ina time-recorder, the combination of the permanent base-plate, the transparent casing supported thereby, dials having numbers arranged spirally thereon and secured to said casing, clock mechanism supported in said casing, a vertically-traveling carriage an d record-printi ng wheels operatively connected with said clock mechanism, and spirally-rotatable handles operatively connected with the paper-operating mechanism of the traveling carriage, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a time-recorder, the combination of the clock-actuated vertically-traveling carriage carrying the paper having a series of numbered individual time-cards thereon, spirally-rotatable handles, the paper-operating mechanism of said traveling carriage operatively connected with the spirally-rotatable handles, whereby each numbered individual time-card is placed in position to receive an impression from the record-printing wheels, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

S. In a time-recorder, the combination of the clock -actuated, intermittent verticallytraveling carriage carrying therewith the continuous sheets of paper having numbered individual ti ine-cards thereon, spring-actuated paper-holding drums, paper-receiving drums, the paper-operating wheels having pins on the peripheries thereof adapted to register with holes in the paper,the paper-operating wheels, spirally-rotatable handles operatively connected with the operating-wheels, whereby the paper is drawn through the machine for the purpose set forth.

9. In a time-recorder, the combination of the vertieally-traveling carriage comprising two hinged top plates and a bottom plate, spring-actuated paper-drums7 paper-receiving drums, paper-operating wheels, springbelts connecting the paper-operating wheels and the paper-receiving drums, the elongated pinions carried on the shafts of the paperoperating wheels, spirally-rotatablc handles and said elongated pinions operatively connected with the spirally-rotatable handles, whereby the paper is drawn through the machine, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

l0. In a time-recorder, the combination of the vertically-traveling carriage having the paper-holding drums, the paper-receiving drums and the paper-operating wheels mounted thereon, spring-belts connecting the paper-operating wheels and the paper-receiving drums, elongated pinions carried en the shafts of the paper-operating wheels, gears in mesh with said elongated pinions, said gears in mesh with gears mounted on vertical shafts, said shafts having bevel-gears thereon, said bevel-gears in mesh with bevelgears mounted on horizontal hollow shafts, spirally-rotatable handles and said horizontal hollow shafts operatively connected with the spirally-rotatable handles whereby the paper is drawn through the machine, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

ll. In a time-recorder, a spring-drum having an esca-peinent-wheel secured thereto, and alternately held and released by a double pawl, said pawl operatively connected with the clock mechanism by suitable intermediate means, a spring-actuated pawl secu red te the face of the escapement-wheel, arigid shaft having a bearing in the spring-drum shaft, a hollow shaft mounted on said rigid shaft that carries a disk having` a pin on its face, a fixed collar with a lug thereon secured to the rigid shaft, a pin in one end of the springactuated pawl adapted to engage the pin on the face of the disk, and a tooth on the springactuated pawl which rides on the periphery of the fixed collar, and said lug on the fixed collar adapted to release the pin on the disk, for the purpose described.

l2. In a time-recorder, the clock-actuated vertical shaft, a bevel-gear on the lower end thereof, a gear driven thereby, a horizontal shaft driven by said gears, an adjustable cairfaced gear driven by a pinion on the horizontal shaft, a depression and a projection on the face of said cam, a double pawl operated by said cam and in engagement with an escapement-wheel secured to a spring-drun1,the

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